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Lesotho: Population ages 65 and above

3.88percent · 2025-0.5% since 2015

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20253.88
20243.856
20233.827
20223.793
20213.785
20203.789
20193.78
20183.781
20173.801
20163.84
20153.899
20143.94
20133.97
20124.035
20114.127
20104.235
20094.351
20084.471
20074.585
20064.671
20054.697
20044.681
20034.658
20024.628
20014.585
20004.529
19994.467
19984.405
19974.35
19964.307
19954.277
19944.248
19934.22
19924.193
19914.169
19904.145
19894.118
19884.089
19874.056
19864.018
19853.98
19843.94
19833.895
19823.85
19813.806
19803.767
19793.736
19783.714
19773.701
19763.699
19753.718
19743.756
19733.804
19723.859
19713.92
19703.982
19694.045
19684.104
19674.159
19664.201
19654.236
19644.275
19634.314
19624.358
19614.411
19604.477

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Population ages 65 and above. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-ages-65-and-above (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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